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2016 News Releases
Ontario Lung Association’s Consumer Health Application Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and the Ontario Lung Association (OLA) announced today that the breathe web application has achieved Infoway’s Consumer Health Application certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/ontario-lung-association-s-consumer-health-application-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2016 News Releases
Infoway Appoints Dr. Asim Masood its Inaugural Chief Medical Officer
Clinical perspective to inform planning, support outreach with clinical community (Toronto) – A practising physician with a commitment to collaboration and improving patient care and provider satisfaction has been appointed as Canada Health Infoway’s...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-appoints-dr-asim-masood-its-inaugural-chief-medical-officer
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Joint Project Evaluates Digital Mental Health Solution in Ontario
Big White Wall offers peer support to help reduce feelings of isolation – The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) is teaming up with the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores), Lakeridge Health and Women’s College Hospital to...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/joint-project-evaluates-digital-mental-health-solution-in-ontario
2016 News Releases
Infoway Seeks Feedback on Privacy and Security Certification Requirements
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is inviting the digital health community to provide feedback on national privacy and security requirements as part of the final phase of its harmonization project to enhance the value of certification services...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/infoway-seeks-feedback-on-privacy-and-security-certification-requirements
2016 News Releases
Federal and Provincial Governments Launch MyHealthNS to Improve Health Care in Nova Scotia
(Halifax) – Doctors and patients in Nova Scotia can now get routine test results and share information through MyHealthNS , a new secure online tool.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/federal-and-provincial-governments-launch-myhealthns-to-improve-health-care-in-nova-scotia
2016 News Releases
A First Nations Solution for First Nations Health Care in British Columbia
( Duncan, BC) — Cowichan Tribes and Mustimuhw Information Solutions today announced a partnership with McKesson Canada’s RelayHealth to improve health care for members of the Cowichan Tribes First Nation. The 18-month pilot project will help improve the...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/a-first-nations-solution-for-first-nations-health-care-in-british-columbia
2016 News Releases
Provincial Telepathology Network Established in Newfoundland and Labrador
(Gander, NL) - The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI) has partnered with GE Healthcare to install a province-wide Telepathology Network. The $2.5 million Telepathology Network, jointly funded by the Government of...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/provincial-telepathology-network-established-in-newfoundland-and-labrador
2016 News Releases
Health Quality Innovation Collaborative’s Patient Health Portal Solution Achieves Canada Health Infoway Certification
(Toronto) – Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Health Quality Innovation Collaborative (HQIC), announced today that miDASH patient health portal has achieved Infoway’s Consumer Health Application certification.
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/health-quality-innovation-collaborative-s-patient-health-portal-solution-achieves-canada-health-infoway-certification
2016 News Releases
Ambulatory EMR Use Delivers Health System and Patient Benefits
$200 million in estimated annual value realized in 2015 (Toronto) – Electronic medical record (EMR) use in ambulatory care, along with complementary technologies, is yielding health system and patient benefits such as improved patient safety, continuity...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/ambulatory-emr-use-delivers-health-system-and-patient-benefits
2016 News Releases
Data Impact Challenge II Participants Dig Deep into Data Sets to Answer Pressing Health Care Questions
(Toronto) – Six teams of clinicians, academics, researchers, epidemiologists and data analysts who relied on existing Canadian data sets to find answers to pressing health care questions will receive their share of awards available as the Data Impact...
https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/news-events/announcements/news/2016-news-releases/data-impact-challenge-ii-participants-dig-deep-into-data-sets-to-answer-pressing-health-care-questions